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Kids who don’t listen: How to respond without losing your cool.

by Amy McCready

As parents, we all have our days, don’t we? When nothing seems to go right—the teen won’t unglue herself from the TV to do her homework, the 6-year-old won’t touch anything on his plate for dinner, and the toddler won’t take a bath without splashing water to all corners of the bathroom.
These are the days [...]

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3 Pitfalls To Avoid With Your Tween or Teen

by Amy McCready

You may not be potty training toddlers or buckling car seats anymore, but your parenting days are hardly over. As a parent of a tween or teen, you’re likely faced with a child who used to love to spend time with you—but now doesn’t want to get close as she turns instead to her peers. [...]

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Webinar Questions Answered – SPOT

by Amy McCready

Thanks to members of “Single Parents of the Triangle” for joining our webinar last night. Listed below are the answers to the questions I didn’t have time to answer. I hope this helps!
Question: On Reminders and 2nd Chances…What about if the child has ADHD w/ODD? Should reminders be given at all? [...]

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COUNTING “1-2-3”

by Amy McCready

I made a post on Facebook late Thursday night in which several people asked for more information.
My Facebook post regarding the 1-2-3 counting method was as follows:

COUNTING 1-2-3. Are you doing the “count” with your kids? Are you counting 1-2-3 when they misbehave or are not listening? This is counter-productive for long-term results. [...]

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